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BOTTLE FILLING MACHINE.

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JOSEPH H. CHAMP, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

BOTTLE-FILLING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

Application tiled July 25, 1906. Serial No. 327,618.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J osErH H. CHAMP, a citizen of the United States, resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvenient -in Bottle-Filling Machines, of which the following is a specification, the principle of the invention being herein eX- plained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions. 4

The object of the invention. is to provide an improved machine for illin bottles or other analogous vessels; and suc A invention is particularly intended for the automatic filling of bottles with beer under pressure.

The invention consists of the means hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The annexed drawings and the following description set forth in detail certain mechanism embodying the invention, such. disclosed means constituting but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be used. In said annexed drawings: Figure l is a front perspective of the machine, with omission of certain construction which might confuse the construction especially sought to be shown in this view. Fig. 2 is a perspective of the machine, froina point of View different from that of the last, omitting certain construction shown in such last View, and showing the means for automatic regulation of the beer supply. Fig. 3 is a detail, partly in vertical sectional elevation and partly in side elevation, of the automatic regulating means for the beer supply. Fig. 3a is a detail, showing a portion of the plunger valve, in vertical section at right angles to the vertical sectional view of said valve in the last figure, Fig.- 4 is a partly side elevation and partly vertical section, of certain construction of the machine. Fig. la is a detail view, in vertical section of the collar that adjusts the bearing bars of the bottle rests. Fig. 5 is a detai-l on liine 5-5 of Fig. 4, showing a top horizontal section of the beer tank. Fig.-6 is a detail perspective, of a bottle rest provided with a bottle neck fitting device. Fig. 7 is a vertical sec'- tional elevation. of a bottle rest and its supporting stem, on line 7 7 of Fig. 8. Fig. 8 is a top plan of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a detail, in

perspective of a bottle rest provided with.

al supplemental bottle rest. Fig. 10 is a de'- the construction in vertical longitudinal section of the outer end portion of one of the horizontal radial arms projecting from the lower portionl ofthe beer tank, the members being shown in their third and last posi-tion caused by engagement of the valve rock device with the second roller. Fig. 11n is a detail inhorizontal longitudinal section of the rear end of the rotary plugv valve. Fig. 12 is a side elevation of the construction shown in Fig. 11. Fig, 13 is a detail mainly in vertical transverse sectional elevation, of a bottle mouth piece provided with a supplemental mouth piece. Fig. 14 is a detail view, mainly central vertical section of members used with the filling of splits. Fig. 15 is a detail view in top plan of a permanent bottle rest equipped with a diametrical reducer. Fig. 16 is a detail View, in side elevation of members shown in the last view,-the diametrical reducer being lifted up. Fig. 17 is a detail, in top plan, of the bottle receiving table, and accompanying bot-tle rests; the table members being shown in position for pint bottles. Fig. 18 is a top plan of the same table with certain portion broken away, and showing the members in position for quart bottles. Fig. 19 is a side elevation of the same table and its yielding guide provided with locking device. Fig. 20 is a detail'of certain port-ion of said locking device. Fig. 21 is a detail view in side elevation of a roller, alike constructed for either the first or the third roller, such view showing the roller depending from its bearing bar, as the third -roller depends. Fig. 22 is an end elevation of Fig. 21. Fig. 23 is a horizontal longitudinal section on line 23-23 of Fig. 21. Fig. 24 is a detail view, in side elevation of the second roller and its'connected mechanism. Fig. 25 is'a detail view, in front elevation of Fig. 24. Fig. 26 is a detail view, in longitudinal horizontal section, on line 26-26 of Fig. 24.

The form of the machine shown in thev drawings is adapted to operate with an indefinite number of bottles simultaneously. Detail description will be given of the construction and operation .of the invention as embodied in means thereof for filling a single bottle with beer under pressure.

The beer supply pi e has its horizontal lower ortion 1 formed with a valve seat 2 in its ower wall, and with a vertical valve way 3 in its upper wall, in vertical line with said valve seat. An upright plunger valve 4 works freely in said valve way and is adapted to control passage of the beer through said beer pipe portion 1. A lever 5 is horizontally pivoted at 6 to a casing 7 depending from the central lower portion of a dia hragm chamber 8;such casing being detacliably secured to the upper wall of said beer way portion' 1, centrally above said valve way 3. The outer and lon er arm of .said lever is rovided with a weight 9, adjustable lengt wise of such lever. The inner and shorter arm of said lever is providedwith a loose roller 10 horizontall pivoted thereto, and adapted to work free y up and down within recess 11 formed in said pluner valve 4. A horizontal diaphragm 12 is` tted centrally within said diaphra chamber, and is tightly joined to the si es of the latter so as to prevent iiuid communication between the upper and lower sides of the diaphragm. Such diaphragm is centrally fastened to said plunger valve 4. The portion of said diaphragm chamber above the diaphragm is provided with a cock 14. The central upper portion of such diaphragm chamber 1s in constant communication wlth the lower extremity of air tube 15; the upper extremity of such air tube being provided with a cock 16, and thereafter comi municating with the air supply tube p at a point below the latters provision with a cock 17.

That portion of the air tube p above cock 17, is to be connected with a source of air or l other-suitable fluid under compression. That portion of said air tube p which is below communication of tube 15 with the latter, is provided with a gage 18, and thereafter extends downwardly. -At the bottom of the i machine, such air tube p communicates with tube P. Y

The circular beer tank A, centrally located at the to of the machine, has the series of ri id radial arms B, all like each other, rig- 0 id y secured to,and projectin in a general horizontal direction at equiistant points from, the lower portion of said tank. Each such arm has the four independent fluid ways: the compressed air-inlet-way b, .the 5 beer-way b', the vent-way b2, the actuatingfluid-way bs. Each one of said four ways 1s divided into two transverse parts, an upper and a lower part, having the horizontal plug C located between such two parts. Thed 0 compressed air-inlet-way b has its two 4transverse parts adapted to communicate with each other by intermediate registration of channel c formed in plug C. l The beer-way b has its two transverse parts adapted to 5 communicate with each other by intermediate re stration of channel c formed in lug* C.. T e vent-way b2 has its two parts adapted to communicate with each other by intermediate re istration of channel c2 formed inplug C. two parts adapted to communicate with each other by lintermediate registration of channel c formed in plug C. The formations of the said ways b,- b b2 are such that the two transverse parts of air-inlet-way b register with channel c and complete the operation resulting from such 4registration and pass out from said registrat1on,-all before the two transverse arts. of vent-way b2 register with channe 02, and also all before the two transverse parts of beer-way b register with channel c; whereby the bottle is properly charged with air having the same pressure as the beer, before beer communication to the bottle is 'had and before vent is given' to the bottle. Said compressed air-inlet-way b and said vent-way b2 each has the inner end of its upper transverse part in constant communication with the upper portion of the beer tank A. Said beer-way b has the inner end of its upper transverse part in constant communication with the lower portion of such tank. A

Within the beer tank A (Figs. 4 and 5) the upper portions of the air-charging-ways b and of the vent-ways b2 are formed in two concentric series, projecting'upwardly from the bottom of the tank; the outer series being for charging bottles with compressed air, the inner series bein for venting the bottles while being lle with beer. A circular partition 19 is located between such two series of Huid ways, within the tank; and has its upper edge bearing closely and yet freely agalnst the top of such tank. The upper portion of such partition is provided with an upper horizontal band 20. The horizontal portion of the partition lower than said band is formed with air passages 21, passing horizontally entirel through such partition. The middle heiglit portion of the partition is provided with a'lower horizontal band 22. Such upper and lower bands roject toward the series of vent-wa s b2, andp to them are respectively attached t e upper and lower portions of a wire screen 23. .Such screen has its upper edge bearing closely and yet freely against the top of said tank; a portion of the body of such screen being located in the same horizontal plane with said air passages 21. Said partition 19 has a close-bodied circular wall 24 depending lower than said screen and said lower band 22. The said close and yet free bearing of the upper edges of said artition 19 and screen 23 is effected in the ollowing manner; spiral springs 13 are coiled respectively around certain ones of the air pipes b; the lower ends of such sprin havhe actuating fluid way b? has itsing free bearing upon the bottom of t 1e beer 130 tank while the upper ends of such springs have free bearingrespectively against the under sides of ears 13*1 fastened to the outer side of said partition 1S). The float a of thc air escape device with which the beer tank is provided, is located within the space inclosed by said partition 1S). 'ithin such inclosed space, said float .is horizontally surrounded by ay circular screen 25, which depends from the tank top and horizontally surrounds the path of vertical play of said float. The lower portion of such screen 25 is substantially in the same horizontal plane with the lower portion of said wall Q4. Said actuating fluid way b3 has the inner end of its upper transverse part in constantcommunication with the annular actuating-fluid reservoir E, located centrally below said beertank. Compressed actuating fluid is supplied to said reservoir by pipe e communicating with the reservoir to such pipev being provided with gage e an adapted to be connected to a suitable feed device. At a point between said reservoir E and said plug C, said actuating fluid way b3 has constant communication with the fluid-way f constantly communicating with the lower portion of the vertical cylinder F depending from the arin B, below the lower transverse part of such way b3. The lower end of the lower transverse part of way has constant communication with the upper end of said cylinder F. The waste way c4, in the inner end of the plug C, is adapted toconimunicate with said lower transverse part of way b3 when such plug is in certain rotary positions, and to be closed from such communication when said plug is in certain other rotary positions. Said cylinder F has piston f working therein, always between the communications respectively of the way f and the lower transverse part of way 723 with the opposite ends of said cylinder. The lower face of such piston is subjected constantly to the pressure of the actuating fluid in reservoir E. The upper face of such piston is subjected to the pressure of the fluid within-the said reservoir E, when plug C is turned so as to cause the two-transverse parts of way to communicate with each other by channel c3; and is subject to atmospheric pressure when plug C is turned so as to cause the lower transverse part of way 7f3 to be in communication with the open air by waste way c4. Said piston f Ais mounted on the upper end of pist-on rod f2, whose .lower end is provided with piston of materially less working diameter than piston f. Such piston f3 works within cyliiioer ft, depending centrally down from cylinder F and of materially less diameter than such latter cylinder. The lower face of said piston f3 is constantly subject to atmospheric pressure, piston rodI gf' fitting but loosely in the bearing therefor provided in cation between the lower end of cylinder Fl and theuppeil end of cylinder f".

Each bottle rest G is rigidly and centrally mounted on the upper end of a depending stein g, passing freely through a hole g in the outer end of the radial horizontal bearing bar g2. The lower end portion of such stein being adj ustably secured in the sleeve g3 rigidly connected to the sleeve g4, the latter adapted to be secured in vertical adjustment on rod g5 dependin from the piston f, and longitudinally siding through the open lower end of cylinder f4. Each said rest G has its under-side provided with two depending lips av, respectively located free from and to opposite sides of stem g, in the line of horizontal travel of such rest; such lips having a horizontal space between them equal to the width of said horizontal bar g2, and adapted to have lateral bearing respectively against the front and rear edges of such bar. Each said rest G (Fig. 6) has its outwardly projecting flange g provided with a vertical aperture 26, within which is freely fitted a vertical rod 27. A set screw 28 is threaded in the rear exterior wall of said aperture 26, and has end bearing against said rod 27, so as to secure the latter in vertical adjustment. Such rod has its upper portion provided with ahorizontal double loop formation; the inner loop 29 closed tioward the operator, while the outer loop 30 is open toward the operator. Such outer loop is adaptedto permit the lateral introduction of the neck of a bottletherein as the latter is laterally placed upon the bottle rest, thereby insuring the alinement of the bottle mouth with its corresponding mouth piece, as, the bottle is placed on its appropriate bottle rest with its neck fitting within said outer open loop 30. Each bottle rest G (F ig. 7) is formed on its stem g at other than a right angle thereto, thereby aiding in causing bottles having uneven bottoms to be placed in proper position on the bottle rest.4 Each said bottle-bottom rest having its rear portion formed inclined downwardly and rearwardly, relatively to its said stern; the eXtreme degree of such inclination being adjacent to said upwardly projecting rear flange gs of the bottle rest.

I showseveral different modes for adapting the machine for filling bottles of different size's such as quart bottles and pint bottles. Mode number one employs the sectional beer filling tube D, the diametrical reducer gland the vertically adjustable bars g2, as hereinafter described. Mode number two employs the sectional beer filling tube D and the supplemental bottle rest 31, as hereinafter described. Mode number three em- Cil plo s the non-sectional beer filling tube D and, the su plemental mouth piece 36 together with iametrical reducer g', as hereinafter described. Beer filling tube D or D is connected to and depends from the discharge end of the lower transverse i beer-way 6'; passing freely down t rough l annular space in the central tube permanent mouth piece d, leaving a free d of such mouth piece; the latter having upper chamber cl2 providing constant communication between the discharge ends of the lower transverse parts of air inlet way b and vent-` way b2 on the one hand, and said tube d short bottles such'as pint bottles. The nonsectional beer filling tube D', (Figs. 11- 13), has its immediate portion below tube d formed with an annular boss 44, decreasing diametrically yin downward extension; said tube being 1n its further downward extension, formed straight sided and of less diameter than such boss 44.

In adapting the machine for the filling of l'bottles known as splits, the mouth plece link 36A is interposed between the permanent mouth piece and the supplemental mouth piece, as shown in Fig. 1 4. Such mouth piece link consists of the brass head 3.6a having its upper face formed with a circular concavity 36b adapted to receive the rubber gasket of the permanent mouth piece. A metal tube 36c centrally depends from said head 36a and connects at its upper portion with the lower portion of said concavity 36". A rubber gasket 36d is fitted about the depending portion of said tube, and has its lower portion shaped to fit the upper face ofthe supplemental mouth piece '36; while the lower end of said tube 36c is in line communication with the central vent passage longitudinally through such supplemental v mouth piece.

In mode number two of adaptin the machine to the filling of small bottles, provide a small bottle-bottom rest 31 (Figs. 9 and `10) adapted to be detachably itted upon a small bottle-bottom rest G. Such small rest 31 having depending legs 32, fitting within and laterally bearing against said outwardly rojecting rear flange g of the large rest Such small rest 31 having a depending side jaw 33, adapted to tit over said ange g and provided with a set screw 34 which has end bearing against the outer n side of said flange. `Such small rest 31 being provided with an outwardly projecting art of,

rear flange 35, which is closer to the line of vertical axis of stem g than is flange g formed on the large rest G. Such fiange 35 being ada ted to. center the small bottle such as a 1nt ottle upon its said rest 31 when such ottle is placed thereon with its lower portion bearing against said flange. Claims to the specific structure involved in this second adaptation have been required to be divided out, and so appear in a co-pending application filed May 2, 1908, Serial vNo. 430,479. l

In mode number three of ada tin the machine to the llin of small ott es, I provide a supplementa mouth piece 36,-in substitution for said supplemental bottom rest. Such supplemental mouth piece, fitted tothe permanent and upper mouth piece is shown in Fi s. 12 and 13. It has a hea 37 adapted to t within the annular wedge shaped recess 38 of the gasket of the permanent up er mouth piece d. The inner wall of suc head 37 mclinin outwardly, 1n counter-part to the inverte conical formation 39 spending from'the central portion of such gasket. The side wall of such lower mouth piece 36 is vprovided with outwardly projecting s ring clamps 40, which embrace the side wa of said upper mouth plece d and aid in maintaining such lower mouth piece fitted in close communication with said upper mouth piece, while permittin it to e at will detached therefrom. Suc lower mouth piece 36 is provided with a passage 41, which receives the tube d of the upper mouth piece. Depending from saidlower mouth piece, in downward extension from such passage 41, is the tube 42.

.The portion of such tube 42 lower than' the gasket of said lower mouth piece, is provided with lateral lon tudinal openings 43. The lower portion o such tube 42 decreases diametrically in downward extension from such lateral openings 43 g'the portion of such tube below said apertures having its side wall of decreasing thickness to its lowest end. Such construction of tube is for lessening liability of the passage being interferred with by reason of the bottle mouth striking-the lower end of the tube as the bottle is placed in its filling position. Where the bottle is not only shorter but also of smaller diameter, a diametrical reducer g" similar to that used in mode one is employed to facilitate the correct centering-of the bottle on the rest G.

The outer end of each valve C is provided with the tripping device H, adapted to be fastened thereto in desired adjusted position so that such valve and its said tripping device may necessarily turn together 1n all horizontal rocking movements about the longitudinal axis of the valve. Such trippin device H has upper arm z. and lower arm h projecting right angularly from the longitudinal axis of the valve in substantially opposite directions. Sai upper arm It is provided at its upper and free portion .with the outwardly projecting horizontal lug h2, The roller X, located higher than the valve C, is located inthe circular path of horizontal movement of said lug` 11.2, when such roller is in locked position nearest to the vertical center of the machine. The coiistruction of such coperating members being such that at no time is there any engagement between roller X and said arm Zz., except as said roller X engages with lug h2, and thereby rocks said arm la. upwardly and rearwardly, so as to operate said valve during the latters said horizontal travel. Such engagement of lug h2 with roller X, as hereinafter described, serves in the operation of raising the bottle rest; after which engagement, such upper valve arm passes said roller, by said lug k2 passing over such roller during the continued horizontal travel of the valve circularly around the vertical central axis of the machine. Said u per arm Z1, is, in the further operation ofp the inachine, adapted to engage with roller Y, as

- hereinafter described; thereby serving in tlie operation of filling the bottle. Said roller Y being located in the path of cir cular horizontal travel of said lug h2, so as to cause engagement between the same, whereby said arm la. is caused to rock u wardly 'and rearwardly, as hereinafter dpscribed; after which, said arm passes said roller Y, by said lug h2 passing under the latter.

The lower arm l1. of lthe valve is adapted to engage with roller Z, as hereinafter de scribed, to close communication between the beer tank and the bottle mouth piece, and also to lower the bottle rest. Such roller Z islocated lower than said valve, and in the path of circular horizontal travel of said depending arm k; and is adapted to engage with the latter so as to rock it upwardly and rearwardly, as hereinafter described. After thus operating said valve, the depending arm Z1. passes over said roller Z,- all during the said horizontal travel of the valve.

Rollers X and Z have their supporting frames in'duplicate of each other; but the frame of roller X projects vertically upward from bar K, while the frame of roller Z depends vertically from such bar. Each such roller frame consists of a horizontal barrel L, having a web Z rigidly, connecting it with means for fastening saine to said bar K. Each roller, X -and Z, is adjustably fastened to a stem Z2, slidable in said barrel and having a spring pressed locking device Z3 adapted to maintain the stem outside of said barrel. The unlocking of such spring presseddevice Z3 operates to cause the roller to be withdrawn into said barrel.

pressure is overcome by a bottle on the corresponding bottle rest,-as follows: The outer end of said stem m 1s adapted to be engaged in free sliding bearing by the upper arm of vertical rock lever m2. The lower arm of such lever is pivoted to the outer end ofliorizontal rod m3 longitudinally sliding in sleeve m4 formed in the lower portion of the frame M. The inner end of said rod m3 has rigidly secured thereto the curved presser bar m, normally maintained by spring ms'sprung away from the frame M, and in the circular path of the bottle von the correspondin bottle rest. When such bottle engages sai presser bar, the rock-lever causes the roller -Y to be forced into the path of the circular travel of lug of arm It; When there is no bottle on the corresponding bottle rest, the roller Y is spring-withdrawn into its bar- 'el 72 and out .of the circular path of vsaid u 2. lgach one of thethree roller frames is adapted to be moved horizontally along the bar K, to the desired point of operation of its roller, at any time; and then to be clamped at such desired point of operation, by means of a collar Z rigid with the roller frame,

.and a setv screw le; such collar embracing said bar K; such set screw being threaded in a suitable opening of the roller frame in horizontal line with said collar, and adapted to have inner end bearing against such horizontal circular bar K. The rolle;` of each of such three roller frames maintains a constant height relatively to the horizontal rocking axis of valve C, throughout all engagement of Such roller with theA corresponding arm of such valve; such engagement being maintained throughout to one and the same side of said rocking axis, being always higher than such axis as regards roller 1 and 2, and being always lower than said axis as regards roller 3.

The machine is driven by horizontal power shaft' n, carrying worm n which meshes with worm gear wheel n2 adjustably secured `to the lower end of upright tubular shaft N. To the upper end of such shafty is adjustably secured the entire rotary machine construction comprising the beer tank, the actuating compressed iiuid reservoir,

-and the radial formations which have common circular movement with such tank and reservoir. Located longitudinally aiid centrally within said tubular shaft N, throughout its entire length and extending beyond the same at both ends, is the beer tube O. The upper end of tube O communicates with the central lower portion of beer tank A.

. Located longitudinally and centrally with-- intube O is tubeP. vIts upper end extends vbeyond the upperend of tube O, and into ceiving the filled bott es from the movable bottle rests, isformed with .a horizontal plate R, having its one side provided with i theangular guide located outof the ath i oftravel of the filled bottles on their ttle rests and to that side of said plate R which is nearest to said bottles in their said travel. The o posite side of said plate R and which is farthest from said bottles in their saidtravel, is provided with a horizontally movable\ll n1ttle guide 46 adapted to be usually mainta' ed projected out from said plate,v` into the path of travel of the filled bottles on their horizontally traveling bottle rests. The inner end of such movable guide 4 6 is connected by vertical pivot 47 between the upper and lower arms 49a ofV said guide 46; and has its opposite extremities bearing respectively against said two guides'46 and 48, and tends to maintain said guide 46 in the path of travel of filled bottles on the bottle rests. A horizontal bar 50 hasits inner end connected by vertical pivot 5l with a horizontal arm 52 projecting from the forward portion of said guide 46. Such bar 50 extends rearwardly, substantially parallel with guide '48, and has its rear end portion freely slidable in an aperture through pin 52 secured to such guide 48. The lower edge of said bar 50 is serrated and adapted to .engage with an upwardly projecting detent 53 carried by said pin 52a. The construction being such that said movabley guide 46 is maintained by said spring 49 in the path of travel of a filled bottle on its bottle rest'so long as such bottle presents resistance iess than said spring, and thereby aids n discharging such bottle from it rest on to said delivery plate R. But in event of any filled bottle on its rest presenting resistance in excess of that of the spring 49, said guide 46 thereupon yields, and swings out of the way of said traveling bottle; and said bar 50 automatically locks such swung rest 46 in its extreme swinging position, so as to prevent it from returning except when such bar is released by the operator, and said guide returned by the operator without injury to the other bottles. As

each filled bottle, in turn, engages with said movable guide 46, the latter, aided by vertical ange g at the rear edge of rest Gr, sweeps the bottles, under usual conditions, from .olf such rest, and on to plate R,-be tween guides 45 and 46, in proper discharge movement from the ybottle rest. But, 1n event of any `bottle offering such abnormal ,resistance to removal from its iest as had -as to permit continued rotary passage of such bottle on its rest; and such swung guide is thereupon automatically lockedf out of the path of travel of the filled bottles on their rotating rests.

The whole guide wall 48 together with the spring-supported guide 46 and appurtenant parts is desirably rendered laterally ad'ustable upon late R in order to adapt t e width of the passage-wa between guides 45 and 46 to bottles of iii'erent sizes. With this in view said wall 48 has its rear end pivotally held at 54, while its forward end is held in desired lateral position within the limits of a slot 55 by means of a clamp nut 56. Said bottle re- "ceiving plate R is adapted, by clamp device 1", to be maintained in vertical adjustment on one of the uprights S of the outer and stationary frame work of the machine; which uprights support the said bar K, to which the frames of the three rollers 1, 2, 3 are severally secured.

The central vertical tubular support T incloses tubular shaft N, and supports the entlre rotary construction of the machine. Such central tubular support T has loosely fitted about it a sleeve t, whose lower portion is formed with horizontal outwardly projecting disk t2, to which are ri 'dly connected the bearing bars g2. Han nut t is threaded exteriorly about the lower portion of said tubular support T, and is adapted to vertically adjust such sleeve t u on said support T, belng'provided with radially projecting arms t* to facilitate its adjustment. The vertical adjustment, thereby caused, of said bearing bars g2 acts correspondingly with reference to the bottle rests G; and causes the latter to be properly supported by such bearing bars, corres ondingly with the var'ing lengths of bott es which may be use The beer tank is provided with automatic means for maintainln conditions of desired relative pressure of iferent fluids within Such tank,as follows: Ball fioat a has upwardly extending stem a to whose up r extremity is pivoted the ower end of va ve stem a2,- such valve stem -eing a lever of the second order, and having its Vfulcruln end horizontally pivoted to hanger aa of the tank top; valve a* is located between said two pivotings of its stem, and controls communication between the upper interior portion of said tank and the escape passage a,' the latter passage being provided at its upper end with vent cock a".

Durin the operation of the machine, the supply o the beer to tank A is automatically controlled by the regulatln mechanism connected with the horizonta lower portion 1 of the beer supply pipe0. When the machine is first started, the cock 17 is opened in tank iA. If the circumstances be such that it is desirable to fill the bottles with beer under highspressure; then, the weight 9 is moved suitab`1y\ away from fulcrum 6, so as to require greater air pressure on the top of diaphragm 12, in order to overcome the lifting tendency of the short arm of said lever 5, and4 depress plunger valve 4 so as to arrest the flow of beer to the tank. On

the other hand, if the circumstances be such that it is desirableto have the beer flow into the bottles under less pressure; then, t-he weight 9 vis moved correspondingly toward fulcrum 6, and correspondingly less air pressure will then suffice to depress diaphragm 12 with corresponding depression of plunger valve 4, and resulting in arrest of fluid flow to the tank. The outer circular-series of airchargin ways b whose receiving ends are located 1n the upper portion' of said tank, are maintained free from foam or impurities brought or caused within said tank by the inner circular series of vent ways b2. Such maintenance Yis obtained by the circular guard located between and concentrically with said two series Z) and b2 of fluid ways. Such guard permitting free passage of air, after discharge from said vent ways b2, through the screen 23; while said screen prevents passage therethrough of such form and impurities as said air may be connected or charged with, on the inner side of the screen. The pure air which emerges from the outer side of said screen, thereupon passes through the passages 21 of the circular partition 19, and is thereupon free to renter the upper ends of the air charging ways b. The continuous close bearing of said partition 19 and screen 23 against the underside of the top of tank A, together with the close-bodied circular wall 24 depending from said partition, prevent discharge of foam or impurities from the circular space inclo'sed within such guard, to the circular space surrounding such guard. The compressed air can thus be used in continuous rounds of operation; charging the empty bottles therewith, and being vented into the beer tank as such air is forced from out the bottles while the latter are being filled with beer. During such operation, simultaneously with the automatic control of such air pressure b the valve a, float a of the air escape dev1ce is excluded fromthe foam or impurities within the tank A, by the circular screen 25, and only pure air finds escape through the escape valve a# Such screen 25 and wall 24 extend, substantially alike, sufficiently near to the bottom of the beer tank to be below the level of the beer of said tank; thus preventing all foam or air im urities from passing unliller the lower edge of) either such screen or wa Further description of' operation of the machine, as applied to any one bottle, is as follows: The tubular shaftv N is rotating, so as to move the radial arm B and the bottle rest G in circular travel. The operator stands facing the machine front, shown in Fig. `1,With the bottle receiving table at his right. He places the empty bottle upon the empty bott-le rest, in its lowermost position, as such bottle rest is passing before him. The bottle neck fitting device (Figs. 1, 6, 7 and 8), with which the permanent rest G is provided, permits of placing the bottle rea-dily in proper position so that the beer filling tube will enter the mouth of the bottle without striking the wall thereof as the bottle is moved upwardly to inclose such tube, during the movement of the bottle toward its mouth piece. The loop 30 of the rod 27 permitting the ready lateral introduction of the neck of a bottle therein, as the bottle is hurriedly placed by the operator upon its rest G; in such manner and with such result as to cause the bottle to be iu exactly true position for its proper up-movement. The formation of the bottom of the rest at other than a right angle to its stem g (Fig. 7) aids the operator in placing the bottle in proper position on such rest; the downwardly and rearwardlyinclination of the bottom of such rest G'jpemnittin the operator to readily place thereonthe ottle in upright true position. If the bottle be large, the permanent bottle rest G is to be used without the supplemental bottle rest 31 (Fig. 9), and without the supplemental diametrical reducer gl. (Figs. 1 and 12.)

When the sectional beer filling tube D (F igs; 1 and 4) is used for filling a long bottle, the lower transverse section d* is to be correspondingly longer than when the tube is used for filling a shorter bottle; thus permitting the mouth of each length bottle to be properly sealed against. its mouth piece, while the beer filling tube depends sufciently within the bottle.

Annular boss 44. (Fig. 1l) of non-seetional beer filling tube D', as the latter is used for a long bottle, prevents the mouth of the bottle from strikingthe lower end of tube al", as the operator hurriedly passes the empty bottle in upward movement toward its mouth piece; thus` preventing such tube from becoming jammed or injured as the bottle'mouth is laced about-it.. The nonsectional beer g tube D (Figs. 11-13) is ada. ted for use inthe filling of a pmt bottle, y means of thev supplemental mouth piece 36 used dependentfrom the permanent mouth piece. i

The use of the different modes forradpting the machine for filling bottles of di erent sizes is as follows: Accor ing to mode number,one,-the sectional beer filling tube D will be used, the bearing bars g2 and also the receiving plate R- being vertically adjusted to correspond with the length of the bottles that are to be then filled. If the bottle be a int bottle, the

' supplemental diametrical re ucer g7 is to be used, and a short lower section d* is to be used insteadof a long lower section d4.

According to mode number two,-the bearing bars g2 will require no vertical adjustment;` but the receiving plate R is to re'- ceive proper vertical adjustment. The supplementa bottle rest 31 will be used,` connected tothe permanent bottle rest (Jr. A short transverse section d? will be used instead of a long transverse section d.

According to mode number three,-there is no vertical adjustment of the bearing bars g2 nor of the receiving table R. There is no change connected with the beer filling tube; but such tube is the non-sectional one D as distinguished. from the transverse sectional one D. The only change is in connecting,'or disconnecting,- the supplemental mouth piece 36.

In adapting the machine for the lling of bottles known as splits, the equipment shown in Fig. 14, is used,the mouth piece link being interposed between the permanent mouth piece and the supplemental mouth piece.

In filling a short bottle, said second mode of procedure would be as follows: The permanent bottle rest G will be equipped with the su plemental bottle 4rest 31, (Figs. 9 and 10 such supplemental bottle rest having legs 32 of length such as to cause the mout-h of the pint bottle placed thereon to be the same distance from the permanent rest Gr as the mouth of a quart bottle is when placed on such rest. The flan e 35 of this supplemental rest is correspon mgly close to the line of the vertical axis of stem g, so that such iiange will center the small bottle thereon, in proper position for its up-movement; the same as flange ge properly centers a large bottle placed on the permanent rest G.

lAccording to said third mode of procedure, instead of using said supplemental bottle rest 31, (Figs. 9 andy 10) while filling a small bottle, the supplemental ymouth iece 36 (Figs. 12 and 13) will be used. uch supplemental mouth piece being of length corresponding with the difference between the lengths of a long bottle and a short bottle; the same as the supplemental bottle rest was of length corresponding to such difference. Such supplemental mouth piece is readil slipped up into close joint with the permanent mouth piece, and the spring clamps 40 insure maintenance of such joint. The tube 42 of such supplemental mouth iece having its lower portion of its side wall) in thickness to its lowest end; while the passage 41 decreases in diameter in its downward extension, so as to be substantially closed at its extreme lower end of the beer lling tube. The upper-arm L ofthe corresponding rock device H is at such time just in front of roller X, in the circular path of movementof such arm. The corresponding bottle rest G, in vertical line with said valve, is in its lowermost position. The compressed actuating fluid from reservoir E is exerting its pressure against both the upper and the under faces of piston and against the upper face of piston f3; w ereby said piston f 1s balanced, and said piston f3, by the intermediate mechanism, maintains the said particular bottle rest in its lowermost position. The then position of the valve C closes the waste way c4 from communication with the lower transverse part of fluid way b3, and maintains such lower transverse part in communication with the upper transverse part of such fluid way. Horizontal lug h2 at the top of arm h of rock device H, as the latter continues its decreasing travel circularly and horizontally, engages with roller Z; thereby rocking said arm upwardly and rearwardly and causing partial rotation of the valve C secured to such device H; after which, such lug h2 passes over said roller X. The u per transverse part of fluid way b3 is there y closed from communication with the lower transverse part; and the latter part is placed in communication with the waste way c4. The compressed actuating fluid in cylinder F above plston f is thereby relieved, causing the pressure of compressed actuating fluid against the under face of said piston to raise the piston rod f2; the latter by the intermediate mechanism, raising the bottle rest to its uppermost position, with the mouth of the bottle pressed properly against the mouth piece,ready -for the filling operation. Thereafter, the

bottle, on its appropriate rest, is carried in its circular' horlzontal travel, against the curved presser bar m5,- pressing the latter away from its projectlon into the path of 'j travel of said bottle; thereby operating rock avesse thereupon fpa'sses into the bottle; 'thereby causing 1 the :same pressure ,tofexist in theV bottle 'asie'xists in such tank. :Further engagement. of said lug4 Lwith rollerI v further. yrotates the rock device'H and :furtherxro-- tates the `valve C. The air inletway fb is thereby closed lfrom communicatiqn `with thefbottle; whilethe vent-wa vZxis 1 laced in Yopen communication Wit fthe ottle.

AStill further engagement of said lugJtz with roller yo Ythen atakes place; .still ifurther lfr otating :the rock device 11,: and still' 'further rotatingthe .valve C; wherebyzthe beer tankI isplaced in .communication with the1bottle,-

by :beer way b and Ichannel o', whileithe said previously stated `open communicationof .way b2. and channel oeis still maintained; permitti the bottle to be vfilled withfbeer,

solely .by its gravit How, while theair .or` gas or foam disp ced from :such bottle passes through -said -vent-way Ib2 into the upper portion of the,V beer tank A. Thebottle is fthen=,carried .around to the opposite side of the machine, where the lower arm-l1.

-of the .rock device His engaged by roller Z,

rocking such arm rearwar ly and upwardly; rockin 4such device H .and-rotating the valve closing-1 all.communication'between the'beer tank andathe bottle;-causing Waste away o4 of the plug C to beclosed from communication with the lower'transverse part of fluid way b3, and causing plug channel c3 to register with .the intervening transverse parts'of t-he actuating fluid way b3. There- Eby all further inlet or outlet relativeto the bottle contents is prevented, and the filled bottle is in condition to be loweredfrom its upper pressure against the mouthpiece;

whereupon, the piston -f yhas yits=upper and :lower faces balanced by like pressure ofthe actu-ating fluid; and such actuating fluid, by its pressure against the upper face of piston f3, carries the bottle rest intoiits lowermost position. The lled bottle is thereby placed lentirely below and out of horizontal line with the iillin tube. it is then carried on its horizonta ly traveling rest into suitable proximity with such bottle receiving .plate R It is there engaged by the guide 246,

Ibeing embraced between the latter and the upright flange gfof itsrest. If such filled bottle oers usual resistance, only such as may be well overcome by said guide 46, it is thereupon swept from off its rest, and 'is re- Iceived on said plate R. The filled bottle Yof the foregoing described operation. If

any. lled: bottle on its bottle. rest should offer resistance -vto` guide 46 in'excess of the resistance of such guide, so as :to swing:the

latter and to permit such bottle to pass;- -then, the bar 50 will automatically lock such jguide fin' its swung ition and thus fpm- .to lthe yinjury of 'the bottles"following the bottle Whlchswungxthe ide. The opera- 'tor may -then 4properly lift said Ibar 450, .so as *to clear its serrated lower -edge ifrom, detent 53;;and permitthe spring 47 tooperate properly under his control, in returning theguide 46fto litsusualposition, with out any damage. "While such foregoing describedoperation has been carried on, like operationhas been carried onas'regardsuall o theother like sets of said'members, composing theimachine. l

,The invention may be used to fill vany suitable Wessels. Wherever the term bottle foccurs in the foregoing description or. the lfollowing claims, the same should be understoodas including, under the rule-of equivalents any suit-able vessel, as-a known substitute' or a bottle.

The yinvention may be used to bottle any suitable-'fluid Wherever the term beer occursinlthe foregoing descri tion or the fol lowing claims, the same s ould be understood: as including, under the rule of equivalentsyanysuitableiluid, as aknown substitute for beer.

The invention may 'be-used with any suitable .fluld for charging 'theempty bottles, and with any suitable Efluid lfor actuating the piston mechanism'of the bottle rests. Wherever ;the term air occurs inthe foregoing description or the following claims, the; same should be understood as includin under the ruleof equivalents, any suitabl Huid, as a-known substitute for air.

@ther modes offapplying the principle of my invention may be employ, ed instead of the-one explained, change being made as-regards themechanism herein disclosed provided -the means statedby any one of the following claims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly pointout and distinctly claim as my invention- 1..In a bottle filling machine, the combination ofa beer tank having an air-char ing way and-an air-venting way for a bott e, a partitionbetween such two waysl adapted to permit air to pass while preventing foam'or lmpurity, substantially as set forth.

2. In abottle filling machine, the combination of a beer tank having an air-char ing way and an air-venting way for a bott e, a partition -separating such two ways and having a screen-guarded passage permitting air to pass while preventing foam or impurity, substantiall as set forth.

3. In a bottle fil ing machine, the combination of .a beer tankfhaving an air-charging way and an air-venting Wayfor a bottle, a partition between `such Atwo ways perforated to permit air to pass While preventing foamor impurity, said partition extending 

